The National Citizen Party (NCP) submitted their applications to the Election Commission on Sunday, the last day for filing registration requests, seeking the "water lily" as its electoral symbol.
An NCP delegation went to the Nirbachan Bhaban at 4pm and submitted their application seeking it to be registered with the EC.
“We've submitted our application (to EC) fulfilling all registration related conditions in line with the RPO,” said NCP Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain.
He said NCP has sought the "water lily" as its electoral symbol. If it is not possible to allot water lily, the party requested pen or mobile symbol to be given.
Besides, several other parties submitted registration applications on the last day, including Janata Party Bangladesh (JPB).
JPB applied for registration with a request to use the elephant as its electoral symbol.
Submitting the application at Nirbachan Bhaban, JPB Secretary General Shawkat Mahmud said: “We’ve filed the application for political party registration. The current registration rules are difficult to comply with. Although the Electoral Reform Commission has proposed changes, those haven’t been implemented yet.
"Even so, we’ve submitted our application under the existing rules and expect to be registered.”
He said JPB supports reforms and would cooperate with the EC if rule changes are implemented.
On March 10, the EC invited applications from new political parties seeking registration by 20 April.
A total of 65 parties applied within the deadline. The commission later extended the deadline until Sunday.
New political parties are registered under Article 90A of the Representation of the People Order, 1972.
If a party is registered with the EC, it can contest the national election with its own electoral symbol.
Now, 50 parties are registered with the EC.
The registration of Bangladesh Awami League remains suspended, while Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is set to regain its registration following a court order.
